A cool study: reprinted from The Ohio State University Research News. Written by Jessica Orwig COLUMBUS, Ohio – Normally, the brilliant red of a male cardinal signals to females that he is a high-quality mate. But that may not be true of cardinals living in urban areas, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the
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BioBlitzing at the Governor’s Mansion
Former Ohio First Lady Hope Taft invited the Ohio Young Birders Club to participate in the Ohio Governor’s Residence Heritage Garden BioBlitz on August 28, 2010. This was an amazing opportunity for the young birders to work with experts in many natural fields as well as network with each other. The Governor of Ohio, Ted
It’s Not Always Black and White
Sometimes the eye and brain don’t make a good connection. Things can be how they seem, but the brain will deny it as a possibility. First noticed on June 4 of this year, a trio of diving creatures have been hanging out in the northwestern area of the Findlay Reservoir in Findlay, Ohio. This large
Birding Ohio – A Tale of Two Mimics
While Eddie’s been horsing around back in Illinois (kidding!), I’ve found a hotspot of birds right outside my window in Ohio. Work’s been keeping me from any major birding lately, so it is nice to do a little birding from home. This past May, I was delighted to see both Gray Catbird and Brown Thrasher
Ohio Young Birders – Biggest Week in American Birding
The Ohio Young Birders Club had a May field trip May 15th at Magee Marsh during the Biggest Week in American Birding. There was a wide range of new and experienced young birders and they were a joy to be around. Yellow Warblers: easy to find and great for showing new birders I was much
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Walking the Planks – My First Visit to Magee Marsh and the Famous “Boardwalk of Migrants”
Stacia and I finally got a chance to hit the boardwalk at Magee Marsh and scour the vegetation for migrants. Of course, like the hundreds of birders also traversing the wooden planks, we were hoping to find lots of warblers. And I was hoping to take a lot of photos. We were successful on both
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Lake Erie
Our (Stacia, Birdfreak, and Bella Nova) first full day visiting Jennie and Dakota we headed up to Lake Erie to get acquainted with the area, see some birds, and hang out by the lake. We first registered at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) for the Biggest Week in American Birding before getting started finding
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Biggest Week in American Birding
The Birdfreak Team (Eddie, Jennie, Dakota, and Stacia) is at the Biggest Week in American Birding, which is going on at the Lake Erie Marsh region of Ohio now until May 16th, 2010. We spent most of the day between the lakefront at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area and Ottawa NWR doing the auto tour. After
